Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-07
A RAILROAD BRIDGE WANTED
The Board Of Trade Favors the Nebraska
Central in the Bridge squabble.
FAvoRINo RESOLUTIONS PASSED
The Lutheran synod-Fixing For the
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The Nebraska Central Endorsed.

The Nebraska Central Endorsed.
A special meeting of the board of trade
was called last evening for the purpose
OF securing an expression as to the
projected bridge across the Missouri
river.
Previous to the meeting session of
the board of directors was held ut which
it was determined to tender to the Lu-
theran synod an invitation to visit the
stock yards via the belt line.
President Max Meyer called the board
OF trade meeting to order and stated the
purpose of the meeting.
Mr.. McShane stated for the information
of members present that he had learned
from Mr.. Miller, of the Nebraska Central,
that the secretary of war had some time
ago granted to the company right to
place q bridge across the Missouri ut
Omaha. After the engineer with the
plans had returned to Milwaukee, he was
telegraphed to reappear before the secre-
tary of war with counsel, as 1t had been
stated by Maj or Sutor that draw bridge
was alb bsolutely impracticable. A com.
mission was to be appointed, and it was
thought by the Nebraska Central
that with Major Sutor as one of
the comm ssion there would be no
fair decision in the matter He had been
assured that the Nebraska Central would
both build bridge and road in Ne.
braska if the bridge site could be OBJ
tanned. The Council Bluffs board of
trade on Friday passed resolutions favor.
La,
gon Bri dge company's project. The
Omaha and Council Bluffs Bridge com.
pany wanted the same site which it was
necessary for the Nebraska Central to
have.
General Gown said that he had hastily
prepared set of resolutions for submis-
sion to the meeting, which he would
read. If the Nebraska Central should OBJ
tain the permission to construct this
bridge they would at once commence
work, and would also at once commence
construction of road in Il northeasterly
direction $50 to 200 miles during the pres.
ent year.
- He had been instructed to commence
and had commenced condemnation pro-
ceedings Of large tract of ground, com.
mencing at the foot of Dodge street and
extending to Webster street, covering
several blocks, for depot and other pur-
poses for the Nebraska Central, and he
had as yet received no instructions to
stop such proceedings He then read the
resolutions, which are as follows:
Resolved, BY the Board OF Trade of the
City OF Omaha, That we deem it of the great
est Importance to the commercial interests of
the. citizens OF Omaha and of the state of
Nebraska, as we'll as to interstate commerce,
that the Nebraska Central railway be granted
the location at or near the foot of Dodge
street, in the city OF Omaha. forthe construc-
tiOn Of its railroad and wagon bridge across
| portance than the location of the wagon
bridge now sought to be located on the site;
and, be 1t further
estly petition the Hon. William G. Endcott,
the location of Its said bridge at said place.
and that theig plans be adopted to that end:
Resolved, That the president of the board
be, and hereby Is, directed to send by ,tele.
| gram to the honorable, the secretary of war,
copy OF these resolutions, and that certified
% WheeIer rs moved that the s RESOLUTION
be adopted.
Nr. +. Rosewater was called for. He
| said he was not conversant with the sub
| ject farther than from what he had read
| in the newspapers. As he understood it
| there were now two companies contest.
| ing for the location of bridge at the
same point. On behalf of the Council
cations were already in Washington urg.
| ing the secretary of war to grant them a
site which would have its terminus at
Dodge street in Omaha. Against the ap.
| plication of the Nebraska Central Rail
way company for this same site Major
Sutor was, also, as he understood it,
| working assiduously. Personally" said
| of Major Sutor and have had for years
| think he is an unmitigated fraud. He
has beeu trying for years to prevent us
from getting any bridge across the river
here. At one time, IN Washington, when
Nebraska delegation was present urg.
ing the project, he flied remonstrance
against the construction of any bridge at
Omaha with less span than 800 feet
1t was with considerable difficulty
that the delegation was able to inn.
press upon the committee the fact that the
construction of such a bridge was i'm.
possible, and if it shall be necessary to
make a choice Al once, Mr.. Rosewater
continued, between wagon bridge and
railroad bridge, the railroad bridge is
surely preferable. The people of Omaha
could wait awhile for the wagon bridge.
for getting into and out of Omaha on
roailroad trains. No one who has ever
gone out of Omaha or come back has
failed to curse the method of transfer be-
tween Omaha and Dillonville. We will
never have better facilities except by get
ting in some company which will bring
its passengers to this side and take them
away from this side. (Applaue.) The
milwaukee has the financial strength and
the power to do this and 1 be-
lieve the construction OF a bridge
by that company will bring us better
facilities and will solve the railway
problem which has been before us for fif-
teen years, A rainbow ystem of railroads
is building up all around Omaha 1t is
important that Omaha should have all the
terminal facilities and channels of trade
1t is possible to secure centered here
within the next eighteen months.
General Gown, in response to ques.
ton, stated that the Nebraska Central
would construct railway and wagon
bridge combined, and that it would cost
$30O,000 more than the original estimate
which was based upon plans for rail,
way bridge only.
Mr.. George Barker asked If there was
any foundation to rumor that the Union
Pacific and Milwaukee companies had
agreed to unite to freeze out the wagon
bridge, and whether If these resolutions
should be adopted the Milwaukee com